Woman mugged whilst waiting for e-hailing vehicle in Johannesburg

Liesl Allen booked an e-hailing service and when the vehicle arrived, she was mugged and her handbag and cellphone were taken in seconds.

The driver had allegedly been hijacked and what she thought would be a normal ride, would turn out to be a hijacking by criminals who intercepted her e-hailing booking.

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The passionate teacher booked an e-hailing vehicle to pick her up outside of her residence in Paulshof, Johannesburg at 18:15. 

Liesl explains: “I was waiting for my Uber - Perhaps my Uber was hijacked/intercepted and arrived with the criminals in it, who then mugged me (they were rough and had knives).” 

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We’re happy Liesl is unharmed and safe. She tells Breakfast with Martin Bester about her experience and to warn people to be vigilant at all times. 

Liesl alerted her Facebook community and beyond to be safe. 

Uber SA's general manager Frans Hienstra spoke to Breakfast with Martin this morning after the alleged incident came to light. 

Hiemstra says, "We investigated the incident and at this stage it doesn’t look like there’s an Uber driver involved. We have GPS tracking data to the App and we received footage from the complex which we are busy looking at." Listen to the full conversation below.  

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